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Will the future of work for Gen Z include space? Tech leaders predict space work and travel could be just a decade away

As the number of Gen Z’s entry-level jobs shrinks, billionaires like Sam Altman, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk say the real growth is soon leaving Earth.

By Preston ForeMay 19, 2026
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Gen Z is over-relying on AI at work—and it could cost them their careers
By Jake AngeloMay 19, 2026
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We studied 6,000 executives and found the real reason 70% of transformations fail
By Julia Dhar, Kristy R. Ellmer and Philip JamesonMay 19, 2026
Employers are quietly pausing 401(k) matches again. The last time this happened was the 2008 recession and Covid
Employers are quietly pausing 401(k) matches again. The last time this happened was the 2008 recession and Covid
By Courtney Vinopal and HR BrewMay 18, 2026
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College students are booing commencement speakers celebrating AI, but the wave of hate hasn’t stopped them from using it to cheat on their exams
By Sasha RogelbergMay 19, 2026
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By Fortune EditorsMay 19, 2026
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AIExclusive: AI startup Viktor raises $75 million to put a virtual ‘coworker’ in Slack and Teams
By Beatrice NolanMay 19, 2026
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CryptoEisen raises $18.5 million to help Americans recover $70 billion in forgotten funds held by state governments
By Jack KubinecMay 19, 2026
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By The Associated PressMay 19, 2026
‘Change the World’ idealism is dying in Silicon Valley. We’ll miss it when it’s gone
Commentary‘Change the World’ idealism is dying in Silicon Valley. We’ll miss it when it’s gone
By Jonathan WeberMay 19, 2026
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NewslettersCFOs could cut agentic AI costs up to 60% by fixing this overlooked data problem
By Sheryl EstradaMay 19, 2026
Parag Agrawal speaking onstage.
Big TechParag Agrawal’s AI startup wants to pay publishers when AI agents use their work
By Beatrice NolanMay 19, 2026
Don’t hold your breath for the great AI job reshuffle, says Goldman Sachs—there’s little evidence of ‘too many coders and not enough plumbers’
InvestingDon’t hold your breath for the great AI job reshuffle, says Goldman Sachs—there’s little evidence of ‘too many coders and not enough plumbers’
By Eleanor PringleMay 19, 2026
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Future of WorkThe white-collar job market is frozen—now bartenders and baristas are seeing bigger wage growth than desk workers
By Jessica CoacciAugust 21, 2025
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    SuccessHere’s the one-page memo Warren Buffett sent to his managers every two years for over 25 years
    By Jessica CoacciAugust 6, 2025
Why winning the AI war will require a new approach to talent
NewslettersWhy winning the AI war will require a new approach to talent
By Emma HinchliffeAugust 21, 2025
Guy walks by a sign that says "now hiring."
EconomyU.S. unemployment claims surge to nearly 2 million, the most in almost 4 years
By Matt Ott and The Associated PressAugust 21, 2025
OpenAI’s chairman says ChatGPT is ‘obviating’ his own job—and says AI is like an ‘Iron Man suit’ for workers
AIOpenAI’s chairman says ChatGPT is ‘obviating’ his own job—and says AI is like an ‘Iron Man suit’ for workers
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezAugust 20, 2025
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CommentaryThe Great Resentment: Bosses are lording over workers as revenge for the Great Resignation when they had to hand out once-in-a-generation raises
By Nick Lichtenberg and Ashley LutzAugust 20, 2025
Billionaire Epic CEO Judy Faulkner built her $5.7-billion-a-year software firm in a basement. She says not getting an MBA was a ‘really good thing’
SuccessBillionaire Epic CEO Judy Faulkner built her $5.7-billion-a-year software firm in a basement. She says not getting an MBA was a ‘really good thing’
By Preston ForeAugust 20, 2025
  • Gen Z dropouts could be your future boss: 20-somethings without degrees are leading the side gigs economy
    SuccessGen Z dropouts could be your future boss: 20-somethings without degrees are leading the side gigs economy
    By Orianna Rosa RoyleAugust 6, 2025
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Future of WorkGen Z wants to have their AI cake and eat it, too: KPMG intern survey reveals a generation that wants to have things both ways
By Nick LichtenbergAugust 20, 2025
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CommentaryAn AI-enabled future is inspiring, but it takes planning and work
By John Nay and Troy A. ParedesAugust 20, 2025
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SuccessA quarter of Gen Zers have followed ChatGPT’s career advice—and just 3% have regrets
By Jessica CoacciAugust 19, 2025
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AIThe AI revolution will cut nearly $1 trillion a year out of S&P 500 budgets, Morgan Stanley says—largely from agents and robots doing human jobs
By Nick LichtenbergAugust 19, 2025
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AIThe ‘shadow AI economy’ is booming: Workers at 90% of companies say they use chatbots, but most of them are hiding it from IT
By Nick LichtenbergAugust 19, 2025
  • Gen Z is ditching college and taking up ‘secure’ trade jobs—but new data shows office admin jobs are still safer, more stable, and less deadly
    SuccessGen Z is ditching college and taking up ‘secure’ trade jobs—but new data shows office admin jobs are still safer, more stable, and less deadly
    By Orianna Rosa RoyleAugust 5, 2025
A woman sitting in an office looks to the side, disappointed.
SuccessWorkers are ‘job hugging’ in a stagnant labor market, but growing resentment means they could bail as soon as the next Great Resignation comes
By Sasha RogelbergAugust 18, 2025
Duolingo CEO Luis Von Ahn
SuccessDuolingo CEO admits his controversial AI memo ‘did not give enough context’ and insists the company never laid off full-time employees
By Jessica CoacciAugust 18, 2025
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Success‘Quiet cracking’ is spreading in offices: Half of workers are at breaking point, and it’s costing companies $438 billion in productivity loss
By Emma Burleigh and Orianna Rosa RoyleAugust 18, 2025
Eric Vaughan
AIThis CEO laid off nearly 80% of his staff because they refused to adopt AI fast enough. 2 years later, he says he’d do it again
By Nick LichtenbergAugust 17, 2025
Palantir's Peter Thiel holds up a wad of cash
SuccessThese Gen Z and millennial founders dropped out of college, took $200,000 from Peter Thiel, and have now built companies worth over $100 billion
By Muskaan ArshadAugust 16, 2025
While AI wipes out entry-level roles, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says it’s actually ‘the most exciting time to be starting out one’s career’
SuccessWhile AI wipes out entry-level roles, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says it’s actually ‘the most exciting time to be starting out one’s career’
By Jessica CoacciAugust 15, 2025
77% of Gen Z job seekers have brought a parent to an interview—they’re even getting them to negotiate pay rises and take their hiring tests
Success77% of Gen Z job seekers have brought a parent to an interview—they’re even getting them to negotiate pay rises and take their hiring tests
By Jessica CoacciAugust 14, 2025
Graduates throw their caps in the air.
SuccessAs degrees get branded worthless, LinkedIn’s just revealed the universities that give Gen Z the best shot at corner office jobs
By Preston ForeAugust 13, 2025
Dario Amodei speaking on stage.
SuccessAI is creating billionaire’s at a record pace: There are already 498 AI unicorns—and they’re worth $2.7 trillion
By Jessica CoacciAugust 13, 2025
Young worker sits in office
SuccessChina’s youth unemployment is so bad that Gen Z job-seekers are paying $7 a day to pretend to work in an office
By Emma BurleighAugust 12, 2025
Young man working from home
SuccessDespite growing up as ‘screenagers,’ Gen Z enjoys working behind a screen from home full-time less than any other generation
By Preston ForeAugust 12, 2025
Gen Z are sharing their unhinged hacks to surviving their toxic jobs, including CCing fake lawyers and being maliciously compliant
SuccessGen Z are sharing their unhinged hacks to surviving their toxic jobs, including CCing fake lawyers and being maliciously compliant
By Jessica CoacciAugust 9, 2025
Sad job-seeking Gen Zer on laptop
SuccessCollege used to open doors—now even grads with master’s degrees are sending 60 job applications a month with no luck
By Emma BurleighAugust 8, 2025
Federal workers carrying boxes after being laid off.
AIAI-driven layoffs are shrinking the job market for recent grads
By Beatrice NolanAugust 8, 2025
Here’s everything in GPT-5 that’s new and different from OpenAI’s previous AI models
AIHere’s everything in GPT-5 that’s new and different from OpenAI’s previous AI models
By Alexandra SternlichtAugust 7, 2025
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SuccessSorry Gen X: Boomers are making millennials their successors for CEO jobs instead because they’re down with AI
By Emma BurleighAugust 7, 2025
Frustrated job seeker searches for roles on computer.
SuccessGhosting in interviews has gotten so bad that the Canadian government has stepped in to help job seekers
By Jessica CoacciAugust 7, 2025
A person with blonde- and blue-streaked hair looks disappointedly at a laptop.
AIGoldman Sachs economist warns Gen Z tech workers are first on the chopping block as AI shows signs of shaking up the labor market
By Sasha RogelbergAugust 6, 2025
Google’s former chief business officer Mo Gawdat
SuccessAI is gutting workforces—and an ex-Google exec says CEOs are too busy ‘celebrating’ their efficiency gains to see they’re next
By Emma BurleighAugust 6, 2025
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